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people are so quick to crown the Lakers yet the Spurs roster looks more complete than theirs.
The Sixers experiment is very interesting. They are enormous. If they find some kind of gameplan and stay healthy, they might steamroll the East. I think there is a good chance Brown is gone by year's end if they have a slow start (his in-game management is often questionable, and the Van Gundy bros are lurking). RS might be a challenge, but I think they are perfect for the playoffs. And btw without the KL superlucky shot they would have already won the le.
Spurs success will depend on overall offensive efficiency, DeRozan becoming more assertive and one of the young guards taking a step up. Defense should be where it needs to be.
It was a different NBA then.
Yes SA bench is long (maybe even too long), and it means nothing come PO time.
it does, but I wouldn't want to underestimate them. They signed good players that complement decently LBJ and AD. And they'll get a couple of good buyout guys for sure. I hate that, but they are much more a contender for the le than the Spurs. Hope to be wrong.
Spurs is the dark horse nobody are talking about. We have the depth, motivation and Pop. If Pop has the passion, and by the signing PATFO has been doing, I am convinced Pop is up to win it all. If Clippers were the feel good, overachiever team last year, prepare to be blindsided by a better organization. I suspect hassling, up and down transition offense. This would be the most athletic Spurs team in the last 15 years. It would be hard to scout this team because of depth. I just wish we could move either Mills or Belli for Baynes as insurance Big, and I would say Spurs are stacked to the brim.
I can’t wait for the season to start.
Yes, but like all Mike D teams, they are both thin on depth and high on regular season wins.....his main guys play way too many minutes during the 82, that come playoff time, they wear down easier.
If Metu is legit, we have our insurance big, but he is a huge? at this point. I would love to get Baynes back.
Spurs will finish ahead of the Lakers
It's either Sixers or Bucks in the East if Giannis improves further. They have an easy path to ECF barring injuries tbh.
In the west even first round will be tough for any team.
I've always rooted against the Lakers, LBJ and AD but we shouldn't forget how good those two are. AD & Lebron are the best duo in the league talent-wise.
With buyout guys they will contend. Hope to be wrong.
I still don't think what I'm saying is conveying. I'm not saying the 76ers, Lakers and Rockets, are the Clippers or even Bucks equals or that I'd pick them in a series over them (presuming full health on both sides). I'm saying, they at least have a puncher's chance.
Whereas the 2nd tier, sure a bunch of them could (and in some cases, more than likely will) easily end up with better regular season records than most of the 1st tier, but they don't have the same upside in the playoffs due to their lack of superstar(s).
- The Warriors went from Durant, Thompson and Iguodala as the primary wing defenders to McKinnie, Russell, Robinson. That's a colossal drop off. Also, they've piled up the mileage the past 5 years and abruptly went from perennially thinking championship to having to bust a gut just to get in. That can't be an easy transition.
- The Rockets and Lakers definitely have implosion potential, but if there's anyone in this generation who's earned the benefit of the doubt, it's James (having Davis obviously helps) and if there's anyone who has recently in the regular season, it's Harden.
Yup, I think they've been holding back until the perfect time. That time is NOW!
The problem is that if he comes back by the All Star break, that's about 56 games missed. Their season could be over by then and then they'll have to think about when and if they bring him back. Also am really iffy about their supporting cast, they have to integrate new players too.
With nephew playing in the West, we’ll find out how congenital his quad condition is as every defender will be taking pot shots at his leg.
rockets have moved up, as have the bucks since they signed the freak's brother. i figure the freak's brother is raw but he's gotta have some frame on him.
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don't see it happening but i wonder what okc could turn some of their draft picks into via trade if they felt like competing this season.
cp3, alexander, gallo, adams... not a scrub core. would easily be a PO team in the east.
I want to know what kind of odds I can get on the Lakers missing the playoffs. If I see +600 or more I would take a decent wager. That team is one major injury, or maybe even less, from imploding.
Hmm. Thanks for the info, glad to see my guess was pretty close. It's tempting.
Next to Nash, Dwight, Kobe version and Payton,Malone,Kobe,Shaq version.
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